Cookies
To make our website, bcpcouncil.gov.uk and our online forms portal, onlinebcpcouncil.gov.uk, easier to use, we place small files on your device (for example your iPad or laptop) called cookies. Most big websites do this too.
Cookies improve things by:
- remembering the things you’ve chosen while on our website, so you don’t have to keep re-entering them whenever you visit a new page
- measuring how you use the website so we can make sure it meets your needs.
By using our website or online forms portal, you agree that we can place these types of cookies on your device.
We don’t use cookies on this website that collect information about what other websites you visit (often referred to as privacy intrusive cookies).
Our cookies aren’t used to identify you personally. They’re just here to make the site work better for you. You can manage and/or delete these files as you wish.
Find out more about how to manage cookies.
The table below explains the cookies we use on our website, bcpcouncil.gov.uk, and why:
| Cookie | Name | Purpose | More Information |
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Google Analytics
Google Tag Manager
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_ga
_gid
_gat
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These cookies are used to collect information about how visitors use our site.
We use the information to compile reports and to help us improve the site.
The cookies collect information in an anonymous form. Data collected includes, number of visitors to the site, where visitors came to the site from, the pages they visited.
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An overview of Google Analytics privacy
To opt out of being tracked by Google Analytics you can use their 'Opt out tool'.
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YouTube videos
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VISITOR_INFO1_LIVE
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A cookie that YouTube sets that measures your bandwidth to determine whether you get the new player interface or the old
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8 months
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YSC
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Used by YouTube to remember user input and associate a user’s actions
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When you close your browser
Google Privacy Policy
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Hotjar
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_hjAbsoluteSessionInProgress
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This cookie is used to detect the first pageview session of a user.
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30 minutes
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_hjid_hjIncludedInPageviewSample
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This cookie is set to let Hotjar know whether that user is included in the data sampling defined by your site's pageview limit.
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30 minutes
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| _hjIncludedInSessionSample |
This cookie is set to let Hotjar know whether that user is included in the data sampling. |
30minutes |
| _hjSession_{id} |
Holds the current session data. |
30minutes |
| _hjSessionUser_{id} |
Used to store your Hotjar User ID, unique to this site on this browser. |
365 days
Hotjar Cookies
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Azure
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anonprofile
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This keeps track of your logged in status.
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When you close your browser
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ARRAffinitySameSite
ARRAffinity
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Used to make sure that your page requests are all directed to the same server for each session.
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When you close your browser
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AnchorFM
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ki_t
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Used to manage your preferences when you listen to our podcasts
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5 years
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| reduxPersist%3AlocalStorage |
1 week |
| __stripe_mid |
1 year |
| _gcl_au |
3 months |
| reduxPersistIndex |
1 week |
| __stripe_sid |
1 day |
| reduxPersist%3AvoiceMessageCreationModalScreen |
1 week |
| reduxPersist%3Aonboarding |
1 week |
| reduxPersist%3Acompliance |
1 week |
| _ga |
2 years |
| reduxPersist%3Atutorial |
1 week |
| __pdst |
1 year |
| _scid |
13 months |
| _fbp |
3 months |
| _gid |
1 day |
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Cookie Control
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CookieControl
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This is used to remember your cookie preferences on this website.
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90 days
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The table below explains the cookies we use on the online forms ( Dynamics) platform, online.bcpcouncil.gov.uk, and why:
| Cookie | Name | Purpose | More Information |
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Google Analytics
Google Tag Manager
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_ga
_gid
_gat
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These cookies are used to collect information about how visitors use our site.
We use the information to compile reports and to help us improve our processes.
The cookies collect information in an anonymous form. Data collected includes, number of visitors to the site, where visitors came to the site from, the pages they visited.
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An overview of Google Analytics privacy
To opt out of being tracked by Google Analytics you can use their 'Opt out tool'.
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Session
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.Asp.net.ApplicationCookie |
Identifies an individual user session for the purposes of enabling authentication. |
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timeZoneCode
timezoneoffset
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This cookie holds the timezonecode field value of CRM timezonedefinition entity for the current timezone. |
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ContextLanguageCode
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Used to store the configured language code for the user |
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| ARRAffinitySameSite |
For Azure Web Sites for load balancing our application and ensures that, during any browsing session, the visitor's page requests are forwarded to the same server |
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| __RequestVerificationToken |
An anti-forgery token designed to stop unauthorised posting of content to a website |
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| ASP.NET_SessionId |
This cookie is necessary for site functionality. It stores a unique identifier for each visit to retain session state across multiple pages. |
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Payments Portal
Our payment portals may also use cookies for secure payment processing. We have not restricted these cookies.